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Friday, December 13, 2013

A New Beginning

Watching the
rain, I feel it is my life that is being drained out. My hopes, my ambition;
everything was literally going down the drain.

It had been
a similar rainy day two weeks back, when driven by my youthful spirit, I had
rode my bike with a speed that had thrilled. With the rain pelting on my face
and body, driving through the almost deserted country lanes had been rejuvenating.

The euphoria
had ended in a disaster. I remember the ominous screeching of tires and the
blinding light before everything had gone blank.

Doctors tell
me I am paralyzed waist down. The
accident had wrecked havoc on my entire system. I don’t understand why god has
been so cruel to me. To be a paraplegic for life, was unthinkable.

I don’t
notice the tears that flow down my face until warm fingers wipe them away.

“Abhay, Don’t
… You have to be strong. Remember what the doctor said? You should not lose
hope. With regular physiotherapy you can get back whatever you have lost. But
you have to believe in that. You are not going to allow yourself to be confined
to a wheel chair your entire life,” says Tarun, my best friend.

Tarun has a
razor in his hand and has come as he says “to return me back to humanity”. I hate that
unclean stubble that has grown all over my face anyway.

He hands me
a small mirror after he is done. When I see the reflection that stares back, I
feel a new energy course through me. A new hope!

May be
everything was not lost.

Life has
given me a second chance. And this time I wasn’t going to waste it.

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A nice story... I like it very much as you have not used those 'I hate...' words on someone else in the story! Very thought of hating some one because of his/her look seems add to me. Best wishes for the contest dear!